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Mamata Banerjee (Bengali pronunciation: [ˈmɔmot̪aˑ ˈbɔnd̪ːoˌpad̪ːʱae̯] ; born 5 January 1955) is an Indian politician and lawyer who has served as the 8th chief minister of West Bengal since 2011. She was the first woman to hold the office. The founder and president of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC or TMC), she previously served as a Union Cabinet Minister. She founded the AITC in 1998 after separating from the Indian National Congress (I), and became its second president later in 2001. She often refers to herself as Didi (meaning, elder sister in Bengali). She made history as the first sitting Chief Minister of India to argue as a lawyer in the Supreme Court. Banerjee previously served twice as Minister of Railways, becoming the first woman to do so. She is also the second female Minister of Coal, and Minister of Human Resource Development, Youth Affairs and Sports, Women and Child Development in the cabinet of the Indian government. She rose to prominence after opposing the erstwhile land acquisition policies for industrialisation of the Left Front-led government in West Bengal for Special Economic Zones at the cost of agriculturalists and farmers at Singur. In 2011, Banerjee pulled off a landslide victory for the AITC alliance in West Bengal, defeating the 34-year-old Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front government. She led her party to a landslide victory in the 2021 West Bengal assembly polls. She served as a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Bhabanipur from 2011 to 2021. She contested the Nandigram assembly seat and lost to the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in the 2021 state election, though her party won a large majority of seats. She is the third West Bengal Chief Minister to lose an election from her own constituency, after Prafulla Chandra Sen in 1967 and Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee in 2011. She got elected as member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly again from Bhabanipur constituency in the bypoll. Banerjee is one of the two female incumbent Indian chief ministers. In 2026, Banerjee again contested the Bhabinipur assembly constituency in the 2026 state election but was defeated by the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari marking a significant electoral setback.

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Bengal Violence Live: Akhilesh Yadav to meet Mamata Banerjee in Bengal tomorrow, offer moral support - India Today Bengal Violence Live: Akhilesh Yadav to meet Mamata Banerjee in Bengal tomorrow, offer moral support India Today

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How Suvendu Adhikari’s Late-Round Vote Surge Ended Mamata Banerjee’s Bhabanipur Reign | Watch - News18 How Suvendu Adhikari’s Late-Round Vote Surge Ended Mamata Banerjee’s Bhabanipur Reign | Watch News18

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Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal election results 2026: India’s fiercest female politician faces a fight for survival - BBC Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal election results 2026: India’s fiercest female politician faces a fight for survival BBC

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Mamata Banerjee and the downfall of her symbolic feminism - ThePrint Mamata Banerjee and the downfall of her symbolic feminism ThePrint

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Iron barrier falls, road to Mamata Banerjee's home open to public - The Times of India Iron barrier falls, road to Mamata Banerjee's home open to public The Times of India

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"Kick Her Out": Mahesh Jethmalani On Mamata Banerjee's "Won't Resign" Move - NDTV "Kick Her Out": Mahesh Jethmalani On Mamata Banerjee's "Won't Resign" Move NDTV

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West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 | Mamata Banerjee says won't resign as CM: What happens next - Deccan Herald West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 | Mamata Banerjee says won't resign as CM: What happens next Deccan Herald

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'I Am A Free Bird Now': Mamata Banerjee's Emotional Address After Bengal Poll Defeat - News18 'I Am A Free Bird Now': Mamata Banerjee's Emotional Address After Bengal Poll Defeat News18

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‘I have not been defeated, will not resign’: Mamata Banerjee alleges assault and vote loot, day after BJP sweeps Bengal - The Indian Express ‘I have not been defeated, will not resign’: Mamata Banerjee alleges assault and vote loot, day after BJP sweeps Bengal The Indian Express

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Vivek Agnihotri reacts to Mamata Banerjee's defeat, recalls ban on The Bengal Files: ‘Dozens of FIRs filed against me’ | Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times Vivek Agnihotri reacts to Mamata Banerjee's defeat, recalls ban on The Bengal Files: ‘Dozens of FIRs filed against me’ | Hindustan Times Hindustan Times

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Mamata Banerjee says won’t resign: What happens if an outgoing CM refuses to step down - The Indian Express Mamata Banerjee says won’t resign: What happens if an outgoing CM refuses to step down The Indian Express

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Mamata Banerjee on West Bengal election 2026: No question of resigning as CM, we did not lose - The Hindu Mamata Banerjee on West Bengal election 2026: No question of resigning as CM, we did not lose The Hindu

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West Bengal election result 2026: Mamata Banerjee refuses to resign, rejects poll defeat - what happens now? - The Times of India West Bengal election result 2026: Mamata Banerjee refuses to resign, rejects poll defeat - what happens now? The Times of India

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Neither CM nor MLA: What’s next for Mamata Banerjee after Bhabanipur, Bengal loss? - Zee News Neither CM nor MLA: What’s next for Mamata Banerjee after Bhabanipur, Bengal loss? Zee News

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No question of my resignation, haven't lost election: Mamata Banerjee defiant - India Today No question of my resignation, haven't lost election: Mamata Banerjee defiant India Today

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"I Won't Resign": Mamata Banerjee Says Trinamool Didn't Lose Bengal Election - NDTV "I Won't Resign": Mamata Banerjee Says Trinamool Didn't Lose Bengal Election NDTV

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee can legally stay in office only till end of House term: Expert - The Tribune West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee can legally stay in office only till end of House term: Expert The Tribune

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